Global Patent Index - EP 2179931 A1

EP 2179931 A1 20100428 - Portable printer and method

Title (en)

Portable printer and method

Title (de)

Tragbarer Drucker und Verfahren

Title (fr)

Imprimante portable et procédé

Publication

EP 2179931 A1 20100428 (EN)

Application

EP 09011807 A 20090916

Priority

US 25688808 A 20081023

Abstract (en)

There is disclosed a hand-held portable printer (20) having an internal antenna (91), convertible to an RFID printer capable to receiving RFID data from a scanner (21) coupled to the printer. The printer preferably shares a common RFID reader/writer with an RFID scanner. The scanner has an external antenna (153) which can be coupled to and preferably attached to the printer (20). The scanner preferably includes the RFID reader/writer (150). The internal antenna (9) is close to but separate from the printer's print head (33) and the internal antenna is movable as a unit with the print head.

IPC 8 full level

B65C 11/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B65C 11/021 (2013.01 - EP US); B65C 2009/0003 (2013.01 - EP US); B65C 2210/001 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2179931 A1 20100428; EP 2179931 B1 20140305; US 2010103238 A1 20100429; US 8154574 B2 20120410

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 09011807 A 20090916; US 25688808 A 20081023